EMDS: Referendum in Azerbaijan failed to meet international standards
STATEMENT on results of the monitoring of the 26 September 2016 Referendum in Azerbaijan Due to shortcomings in situation of democracy and political freedoms prior to and during the Referendum, including the voting day, the Referendum failed to meet requirements of election legislation and international commitments of the country with regards to democratic elections. As […]
ISFED preliminary report on Parliamentary elections in Geogia, October 8, 2016
The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) has been monitoring October 8, 2016 elections of the Parliament of Georgia and Adjara Supreme council since July 1, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The third interim report of the pre-election monitoring […]
Statistical estimates of vote counting fraud during Russian State Duma elections by Sergey Shpilkin
Statistical estimates of vote counting fraud in Russian federal elections Sergey Shpilkin, independent researchere-mail: podmoskovnik@gmail.com At least four times in the modern history of Russian elections, vote counting fraud, as estimated statistically, had significant consequences for the political development. According to the statistical estimates of the Russian election expert Sergey Shpilkin, the amount […]
OPORA appeals to foreign governments, IOs, and NGOs concerning involvement of Crimea in the Duma elections
OPORA appeals to foreign governments, international organizations, and NGOs concerning involvement of Crimea in the RF State Duma elections Civil Network OPORA All-Ukrainian NGO calls on foreign governments, leading international organizations and national observation organization from different countries not to recognize the results of election to the State Duma of Russian Federation as an […]
Golos on Duma Elections: far from being free and fair
On September 18, 2016, Russia held more than 5,000 elections, including elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, elections of heads of seven regions, 39 elections of deputies of regional parliaments, elections of representative bodies of 11 regional capitals, and other local elections. Public monitoring of the voting procedures, vote […]
Analitical report on the election campaign in media
In contrast to the intense and lively campaign of 2011, the apathetic campaign of 2016 left no significant information trace. Although legislative changes were supposed to stimulate the media activities of non-parliamentary and small parties, this did not happen –“United Russia” totally dominated over other parties in both federal and regional media.
Analitical report on the election campaign in the media, Parliamentary elections, Russian Federation
In contrast to the intense and lively campaign of 2011, the apathetic campaign of 2016 left no significant information trace. Although legislative changes were supposed to stimulate the media activities of non-parliamentary and small parties, this did not happen –“United Russia” totally dominated over other parties in both federal and regional media. The largest […]
Invitation to the Round Table “Electoral Authoritarianism in the OSCE Region – the Example of the Russian Federation“
Round Table “Electoral Authoritarianism in the OSCE Region – the Example of the Russian Federation“ Political science describes electoral authoritarianism as a sort of authoritarian regime where elections are organised but incumbents always win. “Ruling elites in electoral autocracies use repressive acts, fraudulent manipulation, abuse of state resources and restrictions on party competition […]
Invitation to the public discussion “Russian elections to Duma – preparation for the Presidential elections?”
INVITATION European Platform for Democratic Elections and German Council on Foreign Affairs are holding a podium discussion on the topic: “Russian elections to Duma – preparation for the Presidential elections?”, which will take place on September 21, 2016, from 12:30 till 14:00 (small lunch from 12:00 till 12:30) in DGAP at Rauchstrasse 17/18, 10787 […]
Analytical report on the agitation period, Parliamentary elections, Russian Federation, September 18, 2016
ANALYTICAL REPORT ON THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN Parliamentary elections, 18 September 2016, Russian Federation SUMMARY Administrative resources, being an integral part of the Russian electoral process, traditionally affect and even determine the course of election campaigns, setting them up for a predictable outcome. Regional and local authorities use their administrative capacity both to create […]